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May 18, 2008

 

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Facts About Toxicology

"The dose makes the poison."

"Toxicology is part of the solution."

Toxicology. . . is the science that studies the harmful effects of drugs, environmental contaminants, and naturally occurring substances found in food, water, air and soil.

Toxicology. . . research is important for improving the health of humans, animals and their environments.

Toxicology. . . studies are required to ensure the safety of medicines, household and gardening chemicals, and industrial and natural chemicals to which humans and animals are frequently exposed.

Toxicology. . . research is intended to identify harmful effects of potential new products and to determine safe levels for approved products.

Toxicology. . . research also provides understanding of the mechanisms by which chemical substances cause injury, and this information can be used in the treatment of poisonings.

Source: Society of Toxicology

 


  

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